Darren and Stacey Gagnon share their inspiring story of adopting five special needs children as they discuss their extensive involvement with foster care and helping kids who've experienced abandonment and trauma. They encourage listeners to consider how they, too, can support children in need of families.
Darren and Stacey Gagnon share their inspiring story of adopting five special needs children as they discuss their extensive involvement with foster care and helping kids who've experienced abandonment and trauma. They encourage listeners to consider how they, too, can support children in need of families.
Parenting a special needs child
Helping churches include special needs children
Waiting to Belong: Foster and adoption resources
Darren Gagnon and his wife, Stacey, are passionate advocates for adoption, foster care, and children with special needs. The couple founded Lost Sparrows, a non-profit ministry providing education and training to social service officials and caregivers working with children in orphanages and foster care. Stacey regularly blogs and speaks on these issues and is the creator/director of Trauma Lens Care, which provides training on trauma, substance abuse, and adverse child experiences in schools, jails, and public forums. The Gagnons have been involved in foster care for 14 years with more than 30 children. Darren and Stacey have also co-authored a book titled Cowboy Joel and the Wild, Wild West which addresses bullying and learning to accept others’ differences. The Gagnons have seven children, five of whom were adopted, and reside in northern Indiana.
